it is certainly possible. the one guy i talked to for a considerably long time lived in Turkey and was getting high on weed. he told me about his life and how his wife kidnapped his son and he's suing her to get him back and its been 5 years of lawsuits etc etc

Also, I guess that guy must have felt like he could tell you anything thanks to being anonymous? I wouldn't really like to know all that much about people, especially not a stranger! If they started in on that stuff, I'd probably just disconnect or log off, heck with internet etiquette.